Cell Phones
I think they should be called electronic leashes!
We are under attack! The weapon? Cell phones! In supermarkets, restaurants, malls, department stores, cars, and even in public bathrooms for heaven's sakes! Granted, cell phones have their place and can be very useful in certain situations. Unfortunately, too many use them for unimportant things.
Just the other day, I was in the grocery store and a woman was talking (loudly, may I add!) on her cell phone. The topic? How unattractive the outfit that their mutual friend, Tiffany, had worn to church the previous day. I don't know about you, but I think that conversation could have waited until she got home. The fact that several people heard her side of the conversation made it even worse. What if one of them knew Tiffany? What if Tiffany and that person were friends? I guess she didn't care who heard her. Nor did she really care about her "friend" Tiffany.
I can't even begin to count how many times I've almost been in an accident because the other driver was too busy on his/her cell phone to pay attention to their driving. One driver was holding his phone to his ear with one hand while using his other hand to write on a paper that was on the steering wheel! All of this at 65 mph!! I do wonder what he was using to steer the car..not too successfully, I might add, as he swerved several times into the next lane. Before you say, "Teenagers!", I would like to say this was an older man who should have known better. Guess he couldn't be bothered to pull over and take the call. Perhaps he thought that with his age and experience, he could drive, talk on the phone, and write...safely. Whatever his thoughts, he almost hit me. Had I not been aware of the cars around me, he would have. When he swerved into my lane, I had to move over to the next lane to avoid him.
This is to all of you who talk on your phone in bathrooms. First of all, does the person your talking to really want to hear you tinkle and flush? Secondly, in case you aren't aware of it, those stalls are not sound-proof. Just a couple of thoughts for the next time you dial up while sitting on a public commode.
We are under attack! The weapon? Cell phones! In supermarkets, restaurants, malls, department stores, cars, and even in public bathrooms for heaven's sakes! Granted, cell phones have their place and can be very useful in certain situations. Unfortunately, too many use them for unimportant things.
Just the other day, I was in the grocery store and a woman was talking (loudly, may I add!) on her cell phone. The topic? How unattractive the outfit that their mutual friend, Tiffany, had worn to church the previous day. I don't know about you, but I think that conversation could have waited until she got home. The fact that several people heard her side of the conversation made it even worse. What if one of them knew Tiffany? What if Tiffany and that person were friends? I guess she didn't care who heard her. Nor did she really care about her "friend" Tiffany.
I can't even begin to count how many times I've almost been in an accident because the other driver was too busy on his/her cell phone to pay attention to their driving. One driver was holding his phone to his ear with one hand while using his other hand to write on a paper that was on the steering wheel! All of this at 65 mph!! I do wonder what he was using to steer the car..not too successfully, I might add, as he swerved several times into the next lane. Before you say, "Teenagers!", I would like to say this was an older man who should have known better. Guess he couldn't be bothered to pull over and take the call. Perhaps he thought that with his age and experience, he could drive, talk on the phone, and write...safely. Whatever his thoughts, he almost hit me. Had I not been aware of the cars around me, he would have. When he swerved into my lane, I had to move over to the next lane to avoid him.
This is to all of you who talk on your phone in bathrooms. First of all, does the person your talking to really want to hear you tinkle and flush? Secondly, in case you aren't aware of it, those stalls are not sound-proof. Just a couple of thoughts for the next time you dial up while sitting on a public commode.